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Year: 2020
Determining fault in the wake of a multi-car crash
Georgia residents who were involved in an accident involving three or more vehicles probably know how hard it can be to establish everyone's degree of fault. Those who have not been involved in one would do well to know the basics of how fault is established. It all...
Cancer, infections and vascular diseases are often misdiagnosed
As many as 80,000 people in Georgia and around the country die each year and up to 160,000 suffer serious harm because their doctors failed to accurately diagnose their medical conditions. This was one of the worrying conclusions that researchers from Johns Hopkins...
FMCSA plans new study on large-truck crash causation
The landscape of commercial trucking has changed over the years, and with that has come a change in why truckers get into accidents. For example, truckers in Georgia and across the U.S. have a lot more distractions to contend with than previously. To take these...
Red-light cameras: benefits and controversies
Georgia residents should remember that red-light running is to blame for hundreds of deaths every year. Most people understand that this practice is wrong. While 92.9% of respondents to a survey from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety agreed that it was, however,...
Keep an eye out for these breast cancer symptoms
Early diagnosis of cancer is incredibly important. Breast cancer is one of the more common types of cancer in the United States, impacting both men and women. It is important for people to know exactly what signs and symptoms to look out for.Part of the reason to look...
Distracted drivers often engage in multiple distracting activities
Georgia drivers might welcome the news of the increase in hands-free cellphone usage. However, this positive trend is often accompanied by an alarming one: when drivers use hands-free cellphones while driving, they are also at increased risk of engaging in at least...
Music could promote brain development in preterm babies
An international research team has shown, for the first time, that music therapy applied to preterm infants can influence the structural maturation of their auditory and emotional brain areas. This finding raises the possibility of creating specialized brain-oriented...
Exercise Apps Help Boost Women’s Activity Levels
Exercise apps and fitness trackers are all the rage, and now a new study shows they might actually work.A combination of an exercise app, an activity tracker and personal counseling increased women's physical activity levels, researchers found.The study of 210...
Misdiagnosis of heart attack is a problem for women
Women in Georgia may be at a greater risk of being misdiagnosed when they are having a heart attack or stroke. Researchers have found that there is a disparity between misdiagnoses in women and men. Some of the reasons for this disparity could be the way that women...

